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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «PSICHOLOGIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «PSYCHOLOGY»
ISSN 2304-1226 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Psychology». 2026. Vol 55

The Relationship between Stress Tolerance and Academic Motivation Among College Students

Author(s)

E. V. Evseenkova, E. V. Vagenina

Kemerovo State University, Kemerovo, Russian Federation

Abstract
We provide the results of the study of stress tolerance and educational motivation relationship among students of a pedagogical college. The study involved 165 students aged 16 to 21 years (average age 18,14±1,36 years), all respondents were female. We have obtained that increased stress levels are typical for first-year students during the adjustment period and third-year students when they enter practice. The dominant coping strategy was problem solving, but there was a tendency to avoid and react emotionally. The leading motives were professional and creative self–realization. A positive correlation was found between stress tolerance and motivation: the higher the motivation, the lower the stress (p < 0,05). The most resilient students use productive coping sessions and are focused on success. Practical recommendations include the development of adaptive coping strategies and motivation support during periods of learning crisis. The results of the study will be of interest to teachers and psychologists working in education.
About the Authors

Evseenkova Elena Vyacheslavovna, Candidate of Sciences (Psychology), Department of Acmeology and Developmental Psychology, Institute of Education Kemerovo State University 6, Krasnaya st., Kemerovo, 650000, Russian Federation e-mail: evseenkova_e_v@mail.ru 

Vazhenina Yekaterina Vladimirovna, Undegraduate, Institute of Education Kemerovo State University 6, Krasnaya st., Kemerovo, 650000, Russian Federation Educational Psychologist Kuzbass Pedagogical College 79, Lenin ave., Kemerovo, 650066, Russian Federation e-mail: kempc@mail.ru

For citation
Evseenkova E.V., Vagenina E.V. The Relationship between Stress Tolerance and Academic Motivation Among College Students. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Psychology, 2026, vol. 55, pp. 19-32. https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2026.55.19 (in Russian)
Keywords
stress, stress resistance, coping behavior, motivation, college students.
UDC
37.015.3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2026.55.19
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